A woman is facing charges after allegedly falling asleep behind the wheel and getting involved in a crash with a Disney shuttle bus. Michelle Meredith (@MichelleWESH) has the story.

A woman is facing charges after allegedly falling asleep behind the wheel and getting involved in a crash with a Disney shuttle bus. Michelle Meredith (@MichelleWESH) has the story.

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Updated: 7:13 PM EDT May 16, 2016

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WEBVTT ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL. WESH 2'S MICHELLE MEREDITH IS REPORTING. MICHELLE: TROOPERS SAY SATURDAY'S FIERY CRASH IS A REMINDER OF HOW DANGEROUS DRIVING WHILE FATIGUE CAN BE. THIS IS CELL PHONE VIDEO TAKEN BY A WITNESS SHOWING THE HUGE PLUME OF SMOKE. TROOPERS BELIEVE THE DRIVER OF THE SUV, MEGAN HESTER FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL AFTER SPENDING THE DAY AT A DISNEY PARK. FHP SAYS THEIR KEY WITNESS IS THE WOMAN'S SEVEN-YEAR-OLD SON. >> AS THEY GOT IN THE CAR, HE STATED THAT THE FATHER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT FELL ASLEEP QUITE QUICKLY AND THAT HE WAS SITTING IN BACK CENTER POSITION. APPEARS THAT HIS MOTHER FELL ASLEEP AS THEY DRIFTED INTO THE PATH OF THE BUS. MICHELLE: COLLIDED WITH AN IMPACT SO PROFOUND, IT CAUSED BOTH THE BUS AND SUV TO BURST INTO FLAMES. TROOPERS SAY EIGHT PASSENGERS ON THE DISNEY SHUTTLE BUS HAD RELATIVELY MINOR INJURIES. THE COUPLE'S SEVEN-YEAR-OLD SON WAS INJURED, BUT IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL. HOWEVER, TROOPERS SAY THE DRIVER OF THE SUV AND HER HUSBAND HAVE VERY SERIOUS INJURIES. >> IT WAS A VERY SEVERE CRASH. WE ARE VERY LUCKY THAT BYSTANDERS HELPED THE MOTHER AND FATHER OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE BOTH VEHICLES CAUGHT ON FIRE. MICHELLE: TROOPERS DO NOT FEEL LIKE VEE YAH LOW BOS WAS IMPARED, NOR IS SHE FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES. BUT SHE IS FACING THE CHARGE OF TRAVELING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD. FHP TELLS US THE AREA WHERE THIS CRASH HAPPENED, SHERBERTH ROAD NEAR ANIMAL KINGDOM, HAS BEEN THE SCENE OF NINE CRASHES IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF. SO FAR, THIS CRASH HAS BEEN THE MOST SERIOUS. >> THE ROAD IS A VERY CURVY ROAD, AND IF YOU ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION, IT CAN BE EASY TO GET ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD OR GET OUT OF YOUR LANE.

Woman facing charges in crash with Disney bus

A woman is facing charges after allegedly falling asleep behind the wheel and getting involved in a crash with a Disney shuttle bus. Michelle Meredith (@MichelleWESH) has the story.